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SECOND AVENUE, SEATTLE 



North Pacific 
Coast Country 




CHICAGO 

MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL 

RAILWAY 



Copyright, 1909, 
By F. A. Miller. 




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DISTINGUISHED traveler recently stated that if 
Americans knew more about the land of sunshine and 
glory and promise west of the Rockies, fewer of them 
would sojourn every summer in Europe. He referred to 
that glorious stretch of country bordering on the great 
North Pacific coast. To the West and to the Northland, 
where the Creator has been so lavish in the combinations 
of sea, lake, river, and mountain view; where is presented 
the panorama of beautiful scenic pictures that become 
sublime; where there is health, life and activity in the air 
and in the water; where the constructive hand of man 
has builded beautiful cities; where the rapid development 
has commanded the rails of the great railroads of the 
country; where the glories of inspiration and progressive- 
ness present a land of incomparable opportunities and 
scenic grandeur. 



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He referred to the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and to Mon- 
tana, British Columbia, and to the great territory of Alaska. That 
these localities are fast becoming known to the tourist for their excep- 
tional opportunities for recreation, and the viewing of the glories of 
nature, is evidenced by the yearly increase of traffic to the Northwest. 

With the opportunities now afforded, the pleasure of a trip westward 
begins when the traveler enters one of the handsomely equipped trains 
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, at Chicago. The choice 
of many routes is offered, all of them connecting with lines that insure 
all the comforts of travel for the trip across the continent. 

The Pioneer Limited takes the tourist to St. Paul and Minneapolis, 
where connections are made with trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee & 
St. Paul Railway for points in the Dakotas and Montana, and with other 
lines for points in Idaho and Washington. The Pioneer Limited is the 
only train exclusively for sleeping-car passengers via any line from 
Chicago to the Northwest. The Overland Limited goes via Omaha, 
Ogden, and on to California and Oregon. The Southwest Limited runs 
from Chicago to Kansas City, where connection is made with trains 
south and west. 

It is to supply the eagerly-sought-for information about a rich land 
of promise that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway issues this 
book. It is to diffuse the Information of the wonders, the greatness, 
the glory, and grandeur of a country that is destined to become the Mecca 
for the tourist-traveling public. 

Within a short time the traveler to the North Pacific Coast country 
will be able to board a through train of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 
Paul Railway at Chicago for Seattle and Tacoma, and make the entire 
trip on the rails of this company. The Pacific Coast extension of the 
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway (the Chicago, Milwaukee & 
Puget Sound Railway) is being pushed rapidly westward from Butte, 
Montana, to which city daily trains are now operated over the new line 
from St. Paul and Minneapolis. The route is through South Dakota, 
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and is graphically 
shown by the maps contained in this book. 



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WASHINGTON 

THE tourist who has crossed the continent, and 
viewed the surpassing wonders of the "Ever- 
green State," cannot help growing enthusias- 
tic as he dwells on its many charms. In the 
eastern portion of the State, and before reaching 
the Cascade range of mountains, the visitor can 
view an "Inland Empire" that is a delight to the An inland 
eye. There can be seen some of the most productive ^"*^"^ 
wheat, fruit, and vegetable farms in the world, while 
many attractive and progressive towns and small 
cities appear. 

By far the most interesting feature of the 
Pacific Coast is the matchless inland sea of Puget 



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Flowers the 
Year 'Round 



Sound, and the stupendous forests with which its 
shores are clothed. It extends to the very heart of 
the State, and with its innumerable bays, inlets, and 
canals furnishes a shore line of two thousand miles, 
washed by the ebb and flow of the tides. On 
either side of this beautiful sheet of water are 
magnificent prospects, the snowy peaks of the Cas- 
cades ranged opposite those of the unexplored Olym- 
pics on the peninsula to the westward. The warm 
Japan current produces in the winter frequent rains 
and a temperature that rarely goes below the freezing 
point. The summers are clear, bright, and brac- 
ing. Grass is green the year 'round, and flowers 
bloom all winter long. Nature has been lavish 
to this favored region. To a mild yet invigorat- 
ing climate is joined surpassingly beautiful scenery. 




A MOUNTAIN KKSORT IN iHB CASCADES 



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NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 



Beneath the ghttering glaciers of the white-capped 
peaks are untold treasures of gold, silver, and lead, 
and under the foothills lie coal and iron of a Penn- 
sylvania. Terrific gorges form sublime gateways for 
the modern highways of commerce which link to- 
gether the two divisions of the State. On the moun- 
Resources tain slopcs and in the plains range countless flocks 

of sheep and herds of cattle and horses. Within 
the basin of Puget Sound stands a forest crop waiting 
for the harvesters. The evergreen slopes of this 
region make it an ideal one for dairying, while unsur- 
passed fertility 
marks the low- 
lands. The moun- 
tain streams are 
alive with trout, 
and the waters of 
the Sound and 
ocean near by teem 
with salmon, cod, 
herring, mackerel, 
and other fishes, 
whose food-value 
is incalculable. 
The vast extent of 
navigable waters 
gives the products 
of this favored 
region easy access 
to the markets of 
the world. 

The wealth 
TROUT FISHING aud vaHcty of the 




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I'UELIC LIBRARY, SEATTI.l 



resources of the State have challenged the considera- 
tion of the great capitalists of America, and many 
of them are among the heaviest investors in this 
region. More transcontinental lines of raiWay have a Region for 
been extended to Puget Sound than to all other 
parts of the Pacific Coast combined. The largest 
present undertaking is the construction of the 
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway to 
Seattle and Tacoma. 

The important tourist points in the State are 
Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Everett, Whatcom, Port 
Angeles, Port Townsend, Olympia, Vancouver, 
Rainier National Park, Green River Hot Springs, 
Madison Hot Springs, Wenatchee, Chelan Falls, 
Walla Walla, and EUensburg. 



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DOCKS AT SEATTLE 



Magnificent 
Scenery 



SEATTLE 

THE "Queen City of the Northwest," with a 
population of a quarter of a milHon and 
charming environs, is sufficient unto itself to 
compensate the tourist for many miles of travel. 
The natural scenery surrounding the city is magnifi- 
cent, including, in one general view, the waters and 
green islands of Puget Sound and Lake Washington, 
the Olympic Mountains on the west, the Cascade 
Mountains, with the lofty snow-crowned domes of 
mounts Rainier and Baker, and many lesser peaks 
extending along the eastern horizon, and the inter- 
vening country covered with evergreen forests. 

It fronts west on an arm of the sea, which forms 
an extensive deep-water harbor four miles long and 
two miles wide, perfectly protected from storms and 



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Great Terminal 
Point 



accessible to the largest vessels afloat, at all times and 
at all stages of tide. On the east side is Lake Wash- 
ington, a body of fresh water twenty-five miles long, 
from two to four miles wide, and of great depth. 
Lake Union and Green Lake, smaller fresh-water 
lakes, lie wholly within the city limits. A ship canal 
to connect lakes Washington and Union with Puget 
Sound will give to Seattle one of the best harbors in 
America. The surface of the city is hilly, consisting 
principally of long ridges, which rise to an elevation 
of three hundred feet above the level of the sea, with 
a few higher hills. 

Seattle is one of the great terminal points of the 
transcontinental railway systems which connect here 
with the steamship lines running to Alaska, the 
Asiatic ports, the west coast of America, the Pacific 
Islands, California, and Canada. It is one of 
the principal gateways to Alaska and the Orient, 



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one of the great attractions to tourists being the scores 
of big steamers that sail from here regularly. The 
completion of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget 
Sound Railway will mark a great increase in the 
shipping of Seattle and Tacoma. 

An interesting point to visit is the ship-building 
plant of the Moran Company, which recently built 
the battleship "Nebraska." A few miles across the 
Sound are the Port Blakely lumber mills, the largest 
in the world. A street-car ride three miles to the 
north of Seattle, and now part of the city proper, is 
Ballard, where the largest shingle-mill plants in exist- 
ence can be viewed. 

A delightful short excursion from Seattle is to the Points of 
Puget Sound Navy Yard on Port Orchard, fourteen 
miles due west. The approach lies between green 
wooded hills, dotted with little farms and suburban 
homes. The navy yard itself is a complete ship- 
building plant, fully equipped with all the latest 




UNITED STATES NAVY YARD, NEAR SEATTLE 



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labor-saving devices for the building and repairing of 
ships of every kind. The dry dock is the largest on 
the Pacific Coast, and is the only Government dock 
large enough to receive a battleship. It is 627 feet 
long, 39 feet deep, 67 feet wide at the bottom, and 
130 feet wide at the top. 

An interesting trip near Seattle is to Snoqualmie 
Falls, one of the greatest natural wonders. There, 
in a narrow mountain gorge, the great volume of 
Snoqualmie River plunges over a precipice in a per- 
pendicular fall of 270 feet. Another attractive resort 
is Green River Hot Springs, beautifully situated 
along a rushing river in the Cascades. 
Imposing Public Seattle is exceptionally well supplied with hotels, 

and they continue to multiply. There are a dozen 
beautiful parks, easily accessible by street car. In 
many of them the forest trees and shrubbery have 
been preserved. The evergreen lawns and parking 
strips, with the profuse growth of the choicest flowers, 
add to the beauty of the city. A number of imposing 
public buildings have been erected, while twelve- and 
fifteen-story office structures and hotels are becoming 
numerous. A beautiful new cathedral and a hand- 
some public library building have just been completed 
at a cost of over ^^250,000 each. The following sta- 
tistics of Seattle are for the year 1908: bank clear- 
ings, $429,499,000; bank deposits, $64,000,000; post- 
office receipts, $760,000; internal revenue collections, 
$1,046,000; foreign exports, $21,390,000; imports, 
$17,384,000; building permits aggregated 13,551, 
valued at $13,777,329; property valued for assess- 
ment, $175,000,000. 



Buildings 



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1 OCEAN DOCKS, TACOMA 



TACOMA 

EVP.N in its early days Tacoma was known city of 
a ' r I ^Tll " J' 1 Beautiful Homes 

as a city or beautirul homes, and in keep- 
ing with its remarkable growth miles of paved 
streets, handsome residences, and well-kept grounds 
adorn its houlevards, and add to the city's fame. 
These are a particular delight to tourists, but none 
the less interesting are the numerous important 
manufacturing plants, chief among them being the 
largest railroad shops on Puget Sound. 

Tacoma's attractions for the tourist must be seen Fascination of 
to be appreciated. No pen picture can adequately * ^ ^enery 
describe the sublimity and the fascination of the 
scenery, and one must sojourn there to understand 
the comfort of an ideal climate. There are also 
innumerable forms of amusement and recreation. 
Its famous park — Point Defiance — the gift of the 



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Mountain 
Climbing 



nation, has no equal in the West in natural attrac- 
tions. For bathing and boating there are waters, 
salt and fresh. The disciple of Izaak Walton may 
troll for salmon in the Narrows, or cast his fly for the 
finest speckled beauties that ever were hooked. Ihe 
duck hunter can find plenty of game. The attrac- 
tions of the pine forests and the streams and lakes of 
Northern Maine or the Adirondacks are dwarfed by 
comparison with those found among the tall timbers 
of Western Washington. 

Those who would go to Switzerland to see the 
glaciers and enjoy the thrilling experiences of moun- 
tain climbing may incur the same pleasurable risks 
in tramping from Paradise Valley around Gibraltar 
Rock to the top of Mount Tacoma, the highest 
mountain in the contiguous territory of the United 
States. Hundreds of waterfalls, tumbling over 
stupendous precipices, and rivers that have worn 
their way through rock-walled canyons hundreds of 




NEW HIGH SCHOOL, TACOMA 



NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 




NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 



feet in depth, may be reached by easy journeys, and 
those who are fond of fair landscapes, gorgeous 
cloud effects, and the unspeakable splendors of 
the sunset glow upon the snow-capped mountains, 
may gratify their indescribable emotions to the 
extreme from many a vantage point at Tacoma. 

Very few cities, if any, in the entire country are 
favored with the natural romping ground, from the 
automobile viewpoint, that Tacoma is. Less than 
five miles from the center of the city is the American 
Lake prairie district, which, with its maze of excel- 
lent roads, is almost without a parallel when its 
unimproved condition is taken into consideration. 
And these hundreds of miles of automobiling are 
enjoyed throughout the year, at Christmas time as 




A RESIDENCE STREET, TACOMA 



NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 



well as during the sum- 
mer season. 

Tacoma has made 
provision for the enter- 
tainment and enjoyment 
of tourists in the erection 
of some excellent hotels, 
the laying of forty-five 
miles of beautifully paved 
streets, the improvement 
of hundreds of acres ot 
fine parks, and the estab- 
lishment of many at- 
tractive resorts in the 
immediate vicinity of the 
city, many of which can 
be reached by a delight- 
ful ride by sail or steam 
on the beautiful waters 
of Puget Sound, or by the 200 miles of city and 
suburban street-car lines. 

Tacoma has experienced a remarkable growth 

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m the last five years, and now has a population Hotels 
exceeding 107,500, 

The industries of I'acoma exemplify the natural 
resources of the great Northwest. During 1908 
there were 411 manufacturing plants, having an 
estimated valuation of $24,011,000; employing 
1 1 ,803 persons, with a monthly pay-roll of $729,76 1 . 
The value of the manufactured output amounting 
to 143,677,418. 

The many lumber mills and wood-working con- 
cerns during 1908 cut 527,604,000 feet of lumber; 




LOADING WHEAT AT TACOMA DOCKS 



North pacific coast country 



434,000,000 pieces of shingle, and 66,000,000 pieces 
of lath. The flour and cereals milled totaled 260,450 
tons. Real estate transfer values amounted to 
^7,258,132. Building permits numbered 2,396, value 
^3,863,015. The number of new residences total 
1,129, necessitating an estimated expenditure ot 
^1,510,671, in 1908. The Tacoma bank clearings 
totaled $216,992,439.40. 

The harbor of Tacoma is deep, capacious, and 
well protected. Steamship lines operate to the Orient, 
Europe, South America, Alaska, and Pacific Coast 
points. An immense area of tide-water land affords 
splendid railway terminals and factory sites. The 
exports by water for 1908 were valued at $24,634,727, 
and the imports $18,122,779. Eight hundred and 
fifty-seven deep-sea vessels entered during the year, 
and 849 departed. Extensive terminals are being built 
for the Chicago, Milwaukee ^ Puget Sound Railway. 




A TYPICAL TACOMA HOME 



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ALASKA YUKON — PACIFIC 
EXPOSITION 

THE Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, at 
Seattle, from June i to October i6, 1909, 
was ready on the opening date. This 
fact alone will distinguish it from previous exposi- 
tions. 

It is also confidently expected by the builders 
that this will prove to be the most beautiful of all 
the world's fairs. Certain it is that the surrounding 
country presents wonderful natural advantages, 
and the appearance of the grounds and buildings 

on the opening date 
shows a full apprecia- 
tion of these advantages 
by the landscape artists 
employed. 

On the slope of the 
Exposition grounds the 
highest development of 
landscape art is displayed. 

THE CASCADE FOUNTAIN, 
"SPIRIT OF THE PACIFIC" 

THE Cascade Fountain, "Spirit of the 
Pacific," will stand at the head of Cascade 
Court and will be a heroic piece in size. 
The finished statue will be 30 feet high. The 
idea is to show the chief races that originally 
surrounded the Pacific Ocean by figures of men 
and women. The first story shows four male 
figures, a Japanese, a Chinese, an Alaskan- 
Ksquimo Indian, and a Pacific Islander. These 
figures are stooped over and support with their 
hands and shoulders the massive fountain w hich 
forms the central portion of the statue. Each 
figure looks out toward one of the four points of 
THE CASCADE FOUNTAi N , _" spi R IT thecompass. Above this are four female figures 
OF THE PACIFIC of the Same races clothed in thei r native costumes. 

They stand around a great shaft which supports a globe and a winged figure which crowns 
the design. This figure represents the " Spirit of the Pacific " and is posed lightly on the 
Pacific Ocean part of the globe with outspread wings, as if about to riy. 

Herr K. H. Frolich, a sculptor of some note, modeled the statue after a design by 
E. F. Champney. 




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MINES AM 



Millions of flowers are in bloom, their colors care- 
fully blended into harmonious effect. The cactus 
dahlia, the official flower of the Exposition, is 
everywhere in evidence. 

The Cascades and Geyser Basin form the cen- 
ter of the general decorative scheme. Surround- 
ine both of them are sunken gardens, rich in 
bloom. 

South, in the distance, stands the highest moun- 
tain in the United States — Rainier (Mount Ta- 
coma, if viewed from 1 acoma) — but so outlined 
against the clear blue sky of the Pacific Coast as to 



seem 


much 


nearer. 


To 


the 


northeast 


are 


the Sel- 


kirk 


Mountains, an 


id to 


the 


west the 


snow 


-crested 


head: 


s of the 


Olympics make a rugged outline 


against 



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the sky. Mount Baker, another magnificent peak, 
is plainly visible from the grounds in a northeasterly 
direction. In the immediate foreground are lakes 
Washington and Union, on the shores of which the 
Exposition has been built. 

The Exposition monument stands in the plaza 
in front of the United States Government building. 
It is entirely covered with gold from Alaska and 
the Yukon, and its splendor is one ot the 
features of the Exposition. It is eighty feet high. 
At the base are four figures, emblematic of the 
Northland, the Southern Pacific Countries, the 
Pacific Coast, and the South Seas. The column is 




VIEW FROM AGRICULTL KAU tALALK 



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Corinthian, with an ornamental shait carrying an 
astronomical globe showing the signs of the zodiac, 
and surmounted with the American eagle. About 
$7,000 worth ot gold dust was used to gild the 
monument. 

At the head of the Cascade Court stands a monu- 
ment typifying the "Spirit of the Pacific," the sculp- 
tor having used the aboriginal races of the Pacific 
Coast countries as models for his central figures. 

The main buildings of the Exposition are grouped Exposition 
around these central decorative features. They 
include the Agriculture, Manufactures, State Fish- 
eries, Mines, Machinery, Fine Arts, Transporta- 
tion, Foreign, Auditorium, Forestry, United States 
Government, Canada, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, Philip- 
pines, and Government Fisheries. 

The Exposition stands on the grounds of the 
University of Washington, and seven of the build- 
ings are of permanent construction, to revert to 
the university when the Exposition is over. They 
are the Auditorium, Fine Arts, Machinery Hall, 
Forestry, Washington State, Arctic Brotherhood, 
and Women's. In all, $605,000 has been spent in 
buildings that will be added to those already owned 
by the university. 

Many of the States of the Union are partici- 
pating in the Exposition. Several have buildings 
and many more make exhibits. A number of coun- 
ties in the State of Washington have erected build- 
ings of their own. The United States Government 
has five buildings, its main structure, and separate 
ones for Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, Philippine 
Islands, and Fisheries. Canada's building is one 



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LAKE WASHINGTON WITH THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE 



Foreign 
Exhibits 



of the largest and most attractive on the grounds. 
The Japanese Government's building is typical of 
the enterprise and art of that nation. 

The Foreign Exhibits Palace contains exhibits 
from Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the 
Netherlands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, 
Ecuador, Formosa, Korea, French East Indies, 
German Colonies, Guatemala, Honduras, British 
India, Mexico, Dutch P^ast Indies, Nicaragua, New 
Zealand, Panama, Peru, Siam, and Salvador. 

The educational value of the Exposition is 
great. If the visitor to the fair seeks information 
regarding Alaska he can find out everything there 
is to learn about it by a few hours' study in the Alaska 



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building. Every feature of that great north country 
will be exploited, from working models of the mines, 
that send their millions in gold to the outer country, 
to the little flower that lifts its head to greet the 
midnight sun. 

Hawaii, too, and the Philippines tell their own 
stories. Their natives are here to give demon- 
strations of their handicraft. 

Warships lying at anchor in Seattle's harbor 

, r ■ ■ '^^^ Navies 

tell the story of the Pacific. The United States of the Worid 
navy department will have the entire Pacific fleet 
here during the fair; Japan will send her great war 
vessels, and Great Britain, Germany, China, France, 
Russia, and other nations that have to do with 
the commerce of the Pacific will have their navies 
represented. 

A stadium has been erected to take care of the spons and 
field sports. The Amateur Athletic Union contests Amusements 
for 1909 will be held here, and scores of the famous 
world's champions will participate in the events. 
Balloon, airship, and motor boat and automobile 
races provide stirring amusement, as well as demon- 
strate the mechanical progress of the age. A 
United States life-saving station gives practical 
exhibitions of its work, and a submarine boat 
travels through the waters of Lake Union. 

Band stands have been erected in various parts 
of the grounds, and famous musical organizations 
soothe the tired sightseer. 

The E^xposition will amuse as well as instruct. 
What the Midway was to Chicago, the Pike to St. 
Louis, the Pay Streak is to Seatde. 

Any time is a good time to visit Seattle. As far 



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as the fair itself is concerned, there is no choice, 
for it is ready for inspection any time until the 
close of the gates on October i6, 1909. Seattle 
has no extremes of climate. When the ther- 
mometer goes above eighty in summer Seattle 
thinks it is hot, and when it drops to thirty in the 
winter Seattle talks of the "cold spell." 

Sixty-two dollars ($62) is the round-trip fare 
from Chicago to Seattle for the Exposition, via the 
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. 

The same low fare is offered for the round trip 
from Chicago to Tacoma, Portland, Victoria, or 
Vancouver. 

Tickets will be on sale daily until September 
30th, inclusive. 

Tickets are good to return until October 31, 

1909- 

The Seattle spirit that created the fair will make 

it successful. When it was launched the citizens 

were asked to subscribe $500,000 in stock. They 

subscribed 1^650,000 in a single day. In October, 

1908, when it was necessary to raise more money, 

Seattle people took $350,000 bonds in two days. 

The landscape department asked for 25,000 geranium 

plants, and on one Saturday afternoon the people 

of Seattle took 40,000 to the grounds. 

Following are some interesting facts about the 
fair : 

Area, 250 acres. 

Cost, $10,000,000. 

Battleships in harbor. 

Salmon cannery in operation. 

Value of exhibits, $50,000,000. 



When to go 
to Seattle 



Low Fares 
to Seattle 



Exposition 
Finances 



Facts about 
the Alaska- 
Yukon-Pacific 
Exposition 



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Submarine boat on Lake Union. 

Uncle Sam is spending |^6oo,ooo. 

Washington appropriated Si, 000,000. 

Wonderful floral and landscape display. 

First World's Fair to be ready on time. 

Five double-tracked car lines to grounds. 

Motor boat display on Lake Washington. 

Open until October 16, 1909. 

Amusement street is called "The Pay Streak." 

Snow-capped mountains seen from grounds. 

Will exploit Alaska and countries of Pacific. 

LTnited States Government has five buildings. 

Principal monument covered with pure gold. 

Grounds twenty minutes' ride from business 
section. 

Many permanent buildings and many State 
buildings. 

Seven buildings were completed eight months 
before opening. 

Fourteen thousand gallons of water flow over 
Cascades every minute. 

Highest mountain in United States and three 
mountain ranges visible from grounds. 

Low rates to Seattle, with choice of routes and 
stop-over privileges, offered by the Chicago, Mil- 
waukee & St. Paul Railway. 



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APPLE ORCHARD IN OREGON 



OREGON 



A 



LAND of fertile hills and valleys, mountains aii the Heart 

r I 1 r !• 11 Longs for 

or untouched forests, a climate unequaled 



anywhere, and scenery of which the eye 
never tires and the mind never ceases to wonder, 
Oregon attracts the homeseeker and the tourist. 
Its 96,000 square miles furnish every need of human 
calling. Thousands are finding homes and fortunes 
in the midst of its inexhaustible resources, while 
those who seek alone the wonders and beauties of 
the Far West find here all the heart longs for. 

Its beautiful agricultural districts, rich with 



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Unprecedented abundant yiclds of every farm production, its wealth 

Advantages r i i i • 11 • 1 

01 orchards and vineyards and pastures ; its exhaust- 
less forests, where fortunes await but the seeking, 
and its myriad rivers whose latent water-power 
needs but the application of the artisan to move 
the mechanism of countless industries, are an in- 
spiration to capital and labor scarcely to be found 
elsewhere. 

Here is a State within which might be placed 
the boundaries of New York, New Jersey, New 
Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, and Delaware, 
and yet it now contains a population of scarcely 
more than half a million. 
Ideal Climate Orcgou's mild wiutcts, whcrc zero is unknown ; 

its warm springs, temperate summers, beautiful 
autumns, and poetic Indian summers, that graduate 
at last into gentle rains, which are the source of all 




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its wealth of crops 
and prolific vegeta- 
tion, render it a land 
of ideal climate. 
Blizzards, hurri- 
canes, drouths, cy- 
clones, and heavy 
thunderstorms are 
unknown to any of 
its seasons. Its 
precipitation is less 
than that of New 
Orleans, New York 
City, Boston, or 
Philadelphia, and 
no greater than that 
of Washington, 
D. C, and there are 
no extremes of heat 

and cold. chamber of commerce building, PORTLAND 

Entrance to Oregon is effected by connecting choice of 
lines from the three diverging lines of the Chicago, 
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, which start at 
Chicago. By taking the Northern route to St. Paul 
and Minneapolis, the tourist proceeds westward 
via one of the three lines now in operation between 
the Twin Cities and Portland. Some prefer to go 
via Kansas City, through the Southwest, or west 
through Colorado, or New Mexico and California. 
Another popular route is to go to Omaha and then 
over the Union Pacific to Denver and Salt Lake City, 
or through Ogden and thence north along the 
Columbia River into the metropolis of Oregon. 




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The 

" Rose City " 



PORTLAND 

IN the northwestern part of the State is Portland, 
the " Rose City," rightly named, for nowhere 
in the known world does this beautiful flower 
excel in growth than in Portland, both as to abun- 
dance and variety. It is the metropolis of the State, 
the gateway of interstate commerce, and the seat 
of the largest fresh-water harbor in the Union, 
excepting the Great Lakes. It is situated on the 
Willamette River, one of the most picturesque 
streams of the West. 

It is a city of beautiful homes, substantial busi- 
ness structures, and it is a city of music, art, and 
learning. Its educational advantages rank with any 
city of its size, and it has a distinction, little adver- 
tised, but always noticed — it is the best-painted 
city in the United States. 




PORTLAND HARBUR 



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Surpassing 
Scenery 



It lies in the midst of surpassing scenery and at 
the foot of a range of hills that are a delight in their 
perpetual verdure. Beautiful public parks skirt it 
on all sides, and to the westward lies Council Crest, 
an elevation of 1,200 feet, from whose summit, 
reached by electric trolley line, a single sweep of the 
eye reveals a scope of view embracing miles of mag- 
nificence. Five majestic mountains, Hood, St. Helens, 
Jefferson, Adams, and Rainier (or Tacoma) — 
their summits crowned with perpetual snow — tower 
into the sky to the north and east, while to westward 

looms the Coast 
Range, covered 
with eternal green. 
Portland is in all 
respects an up-to- 
date modern me- 
tropolis, and its 
ready communica- 
tion with the world 
at large, by means 
of excellent sys- 
tems of water and 
rail transportation 
facilities, serves to 
lend a cosmopoli- 
tan air to its pop- 
ulation. All the 
conveniences of a 
great city are here. 
There are more 
than 200 miles of 

SIXTH STREET, PORTLAND City anCl intCT- 




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urban electric railway lines; a splendid system of 
paved streets; thoroughly modern hotel accom- 
modations; excellent hospitals and theaters; large 
free public library ; splendid public schools; elegant 
residences and apartment houses; a municipal 
water-works system ; numerous parks and healthy 
plazas; a perfect sewerage system; a splendid fire 
department. 

Several beautiful residence suburbs nestle around 
the outskirts ot the city, within easy street-car ride 
ot the business section. Parks and drives, as beauti- Parks and 
iul and inspiring as any in the country, abound 
around Portland, in her neighboring hills and dales, 
and along her moving waters. Attractive walks and 
roadways lead out of the city, in all directions, to the 
neighboring suburbs and the cool, quiet woods. 



Drives 




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I I-^H PACKING HOUSE tiN THIi COLUMBIA RIVER 



THE PEERLESS COLUMBIA 



Hear the Poet 
of the Sierras 



s 



EE once Columbia's scenes, then roam no 
more," sang Joaquin Miller, the Poet of the 
Sierras, and well he might, for here Nature 
has wrought her mightiest in the scenic line. Moun- 
tains of rock, whose corroded structures reveal the 
^larvels of geology, skirt the river along this course 
and tell the story of one of the most startling epochs 
of volcanic action in the formative history of the 
Pacific Coast, when a great fissure eruption rent 
the rock-ribbed Cascades and poured volumes of 
boiling lava down its sides. Towering peaks, preci- 
pices, cascades, and waterfalls adorn the Columbia's 
route for miles along this rugged scenery. 



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But Oregon's boast is not alone her snow-covered 
mountains, nor the rugged wilds that intervene, but 
rather the more appealing beauty of Nature's gentler Natural Beauty 
works. Fifty miles from side to side and three times 
that in length from where the beautiful Willamette 
springs from the Cascades, lies the Willamette 
Valley, rich from its agricultural, horticultural, and 
dairying interests. The entire region is traversed 
by rail, and tourists entering Portland via the 
Southern route are whirled through a scope of 
country and a variety of scenery that lends charming 
contrast with the wild scenes behind them. Farther 
south lie the valleys of the Rogue and Umpqua 
rivers, whose fertile expanses are an agricultural 
delight. 




MOUNT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA 



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COLUMBIA RIVER EAST OF PORTLAND 



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showing 

Estes CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE 

& PUQET SOUND 
RAILWAY 

THE MATTMEW 5-NORTHRUP WORKS, BUFKtO, W. Y. 



NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 



Commercial 
and Industrial 
Center 



SPOKANE 

MUCH has been written about Spokane as the 
hub of the resourceful Inland Empire, as 
a commercial and industrial center of 
Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, and North- 
eastern Oregon, and Southeastern British Columbia, 
and, because of its concentration of steam and elec- 
tric railroads, as the great gateway from the East to 
the Pacific Coast, but one of its greatest attractions 
to the newcomer is the fact that it is a city of beauti- 
ful homes. 

With a rapidly growing population, already past 
the 1x8,000 mark, Spokane is equipped with fine 
schools, in which the most progressive methods of 
education are employed ; with an abundance of 
public institutions, plenty of churches, everything 
that should appeal to the home maker, both for his 
own enjoyment and culture, and for the benefit of 
his family. 

Spokane has scores of natural advantages over 
any of the best-situated cities of the East, North, and 
South, in that in its home buildins; it has the most 




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Thousand Lakes 



substantial materials at its feet. Within two hours' 
ride from the busy trade center can be found timber, 
granite, marble, brick, stone, and terra-cotta, and 
metals for interior and exterior fittings, and sur- 
rounded by rich agricultural districts. 

The "Power City" is most picturesquely located 
on the Spokane River in the midst of the land of 
a thousand lakes and the country of ten hundred Land of a 
hills. One of the greatest wonders that tourists 
view with delight is the roaring water that is precipi- 
tated over a series of cataracts within the heart of 
the city, falling a distance of 132 feet within a quarter 
of a mile. Besides being the center of a great wheat- Great wheat- 

• • • CI • ^1 ..... J Raising Section 

raising section, hpokane is the principal mining and 
commercial center between the Cascades and the 
Rocky Mountains. 

The Spokane Chamber of Commerce reports 
the following figures to illustrate the growth and 




UI'PER FALLS AT Sl'uKANIi 



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prosperity of the city: Bank clearings for 1907, 
^301,419,017; for 1908, $307,791,482; for the first 
four months of 1908, $86,655,174; for the first four 
months of 1909, $116,502,950; increase for four 
months, $29,847,776. 

The building permits for 1907 were 1,870; for 
1908, 2,927; and for the first three months of 1909, 
824, as against 680 for the same period of 1908. 
The expenditure on new buildings for the first three 
months of 1909 amounted to $1,969,575, a gain of 
$778,618 for the same period of 1908 — a sixty-five 
per cent. gain. 

In 1908 the population was 118,500, against 
96,990 in 1907. The post-office receipts increased 
in the same time from $302,388 to $360,504. The 
production of minerals in the Inland Empire, 
backing Spokane, in 1907 amounted to $32,000,000; 
in 1908, $40,000,000. In the same territory the 
production of lumber in 1907 amounted to 
$17,000,000, and in 1908, $18,000,000; of fruits, 
$14,000,000 in each year, 1907 and 1908; of live stock 
and poultry, $14,500,000 in 1907, and $16,000,000 
in 1908; of farm products, $14,000,000 in 1907, 
and $15,250,000 in 1908. 

The number of manufacturing industries in 
Spokane in 1907 was 360, and in 1908, 410; the capi- 
tal invested in 1907 was $12,000,000, and in 1908, 
$13,000,000; the wage earners in 1907 numbered 
4,700, and in 1908, 5,200; the wages paid in 1907 
were $4,200,000, and in 1908, $4,500,000. 



NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 




GATE OF MOUNTAINS, MISSOURI RIVER 



IDAHO 

THE northern part of this State is famous 
for its picturesque waters and mountains. Picturesque 
T . •11 • r • T^i Waters and 

It IS an ideal section tor tourists. 1 he Mountains 

mountains afford splendid hunting, while the lakes, 
rivers, and mountain streams yield trout, bass, and 
salmon. Lake Pend d'Oreille is a magnificent body 
of water, where days can be pleasantly spent. An- 
other rare gem is Cceur d'Alene Lake, a beautiful 
sheet of water thirty miles long and from two to five 
miles wide. St. Joe City and St. Maries are inter- 
esting cities in this part of Idaho along the new line, 
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway. 

Lake Chatolet is fed by the St. Joe River, said to 
be the highest navigable stream in the United States. 



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Stock Raising 



It is dotted with charming bits of scenery, 
over-towered by Mt. CarHn in the near distance. Both 
these waters are ideal for the fisherman, while small 
game abounds in plenty. 

In the north of Idaho are rich mineral districts, 
large areas of fertile prairie land, extensive forests, and 
grand navigable lakes and rivers. In the southern 
part there are beautiful valleys and rolling hills, with 
extensive stock raising and farming. Boise, the capi- 
tal, is a beautiful city and affords many pleasures 
for tourists. 




POST FALLS, IDAHO 



NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 




NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 




GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, VICTORIA 



Rare Floral 
Beauty 



BRITISH COLUMBIA 

THE great diversity of climate and the unique 
climatic conditions existing in the moun- 
tains, valleys, and along the coast, to which 
if is added the scenic beauty of the landscape, give 
to life in British Columbia an indescribable charm. 
There is scarcely a farm house in all the valley regions 
that does not look out upon great ranges of majestic 
mountains, more or less distant. The floral beauty 
of the uncultivated lands and the wonderfully varie- 
gated landscape are a source of constant delight. 
Each one of the numerous valleys appeals to the 
observer with some special charm of scenic beauty, 
and presents distinct qualities of soil and climate, 
bounded by mountains stored with precious and 
economic minerals, watered by lakes and streams 
of crystalline purity, and clothed with a wealth of 



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vegetation which demonstrates the universal iertiHty. w^eaith of 
The tourist who has feasted upon the charms of 
Puget Sound is told that his happiness cannot be 
complete until he crosses the waters and enters a 
foreign domain. 




THK GORGE, VICTORIA 



VICTORIA 

"r I AHE Evergreen City of Canada," is one of 
I the most beautiful and interesting cities on 
the Pacific Coast, and is fast becoming one 
of the world's famous beauty spots. Separated 
from the growing and prosperous cities of Seattle, 
Tacoma, Everett, and Bellingham only by the 
beautiful waters of the Sound and of the Straits 
of Juan de Fuca, a sail upon which is in itself a most 
alluring temptation to visit this charming city, it 
is within easy reach. Victoria not only presents 
an unparalleled scenic panorama, but it is unique 
because of its foreign elements. In the morning 
of a clear, warm day, a commodious passenger 
steamer can be boarded in Seattle. After a delightful 



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ride of less than five hours the passenger finds 
himself under the Union Jack at Victoria. In this 
city all the customs and characteristics are British, 
and it is aptly described as "a bit of England on 
the shores of the Pacific." In this alone it is ex- 
tremely interesting to the American people. 
Outdoor Aquatic and field sports are indulged in very 

freely. Splendid driving and cycling facilities are 
features of this quaint city of beautiful homes. Bea- 
con Hill Park, with its zoological collection, fine 
recreation grounds, beautiful walks and drives; the 
Parliament buildings, a stately pile costing over one 
million dollars, and the most beautilul structure in 
Canada; three splendid museums, containing fine 
collections of animal, mineral, and agricultural 
specimens. Oak Bay, where the fine, sandy beaches 

are beloved of camp- 
ers, and the far- 



Diversion 




famed Gorge at the 
head of Victoria 
Arm — all are places 
of interest to those 
who visit Victoria. 
And to care for the 
ever-increasing tour- 
ist trade a palatial 
new hotel has been 
completed. 



STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER 



NORTH PACIFIC COAST COUNTRY 




N, VANCOUVER 



VANCOUVER 

BY rail from Seattle or by steamer from Vic- solidity and 
1 • • r T r Permanency 

toria, the progressive city or Vancouver 
is reached. It occupies a peninsula almost 
completely surrounded by inlets of the sea and is 
beautifully situated in the midst of charming 
scenery. 

This city possesses many fine public buildings, 
business blocks, and private residences, and new 
structures are continually added. The churches, 
schools, libraries, hotels, and clubs are quite equal 
to buildings of similar class in the cities of the 
East. A magnificent tourist hotel assures the 
material comfort of the traveler. A complete 




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Nature's 
Sentinels 



electric railway system extends to New Westminster 
and Lulu Island. 

The snow-capped peaks of mountains are in full 
view, standing as Nature's sentinels guarding the 
city. One of Vancouver's great attractions is the 
magnificent Stanley Park, with its groves of great 
towering firs and cedars, a wonder and delight to 
visitors. One of the most unique and delightful 
drives is through Stanley Forest, with its nine miles 
of roadway and twenty-two miles of footpaths. 




t)KCA:. INLAND, rUGET SOUND 



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WHITE HORSE, ALASKA 



I 



ALASKA 



N speaking of Alaska, President Roosevelt Varied 

R.GSourcGS 

enthusiastically proclaimed: "No country has 



a more valuable possession — in mineral wealth, 
in fisheries, furs, forests, and also in land available 
for certain kinds of farming and stock growing. 
It is a territory of great size and varied resources, 
well fitted to support a large permanent popu- 
lation." 

It was the magic word of "gold" that a few years 
ago drew universal attention to the great Northland 
that has since become famous as one of the richest 
gold-producing regions in the world. In addition, 
all known minerals are found there — copper, silver, 



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A Country of 

Surpassing 

Grandeur 



platinum, tin, lead, zinc. Petroleum and marble are 
found in great quantities. 

But while these and other facts are more interest- 
ing to prospectors and intending settlers, thousands 
of tourists throughout the United States know Alaska 
as a country of surpassing grandeur. 

The popular tourist trip takes the delighted spec- 
tator one thousand miles from Puget Sound, on an 
inland sea over smooth waters, with stops en route. 
Words but faintly describe the marvelous scenic 
beauty of this voyage. 

At Skaguay, which lies between the mountain 
slopes of a narrow canyon, the tourist is anxious to 
start on a trip of 112 miles over the White Pass & 
Yukon Railroad, which has accomplished some of 
the greatest engineering feats oi the last century. 
From sea level to the snow-capped mountain summit 
this bold ascent is made around walls of rugged 
canyons, through projecting cliffs, and often within 
sight of the great glacier that covers the coast range 
of mountains. 

After an hour and a half enjoyment of some 

Nature's Great- of UatUtc's greatest pictOtial masterpieces, the sum- 
Masterpieces mit of White Pass is reached. The railway then 
pushes on through Bennet to Caribou and to White 
Horse, the terminus. 

At Caribou the steamer is boarded for the mining 
district of Atlin. From White Horse the tourist pro- 
ceeds by steamer, amidst a diversity of charms, 450 
miles through Lake Labarge, Thirty-mile River, 
Hootalinqua River, and the mighty Yukon River to 
Dawson. Extending the journey 1,800 miles down 
the great winding Yukon to St. Michael and Nome, 



Great Mining 
Camps 



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■''^:^f ■!!.:%. 




SAW TOOTH MOUNTAINS ANO WHITE PASS & YUKON RAILROAD 



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Stopping half way between to visit Fairbanks, the 
great bonanza camp on the Tanana River. From 
the rich placer mining town of Nome the return of 
2,500 miles to Seattle is made during the summer 
in commodious ocean-going steamers. 

The journeys to any section of Alaska cannot 

fail to leave with the tourist impressions of the most 

A Land Filled marked character, of a land filled with natural won- 

^vith Natural 11 1 i r 1 1 

Wonders dcrs that cauuot be surpassed, or days that were 

brilliant, of nights that were glorious, of a period 
of time during which cares of the business world 
from which he came were completely forced from his 
mind by the sheer grandeur of his surroundings. 

FACTS ABOUT ALASKA 

Alaska was purchased in 1867 for ^7,200,000. 

Alaska has produced in gold, fish, fur, silver, and 
other products since its purchase by the United States 
about ^300,000,000. 

Alaska has, since its purchase, produced 1^148,- 
800,000 in placer gold. 

Alaska's exports to the United States in 1908 were 
^36,000,000. 

Alaska's total trade with the States in 1908 was 
^46,000,000. 

Alaska has, according to the government geologi- 
cal experts, the greatest copper fields in the world. 

Alaska, according to the Geological Survey reports, 
has large areas of the best coal discovered west of the 
Allegheny mountains. 

Alaska has a better soil and climate than Finland. 
Finland has a population of 3,000,000, and exports 
annually ^3,000,000 in agricultural products, and no 



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potent reason exists why Alaska should not do as well, 
or better, if her mineral area is properly exploited 
and agriculture encouraged. 

Alaska has produced twenty times in gold alone 
its purchase price. 

Alaska has the greatest per capita output of gold 
of any country on earth. 

Alaska's output of gold for the year 1908 was 
1^20,900,000. 

Alaska's total output of gold since American 
ownership has been ^148,000,000. 

Alaska's trade with the United States is the 
greatest per capita of any countrj^ on earth. 

Alaska's present annual output of gold is more 
than twice the annual output of the known world 
prior to 1846. 

Alaska has already one of the greatest quartz 
mining properties of the world, and has assurance of 
many more. 

Alaska's most urgent need to-day is the con- 
struction of wagon roads to open up the rich valleys 
and help export the products of mines and fields. 



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Any coupon ticket agent in the United States or 
Canada will advise you regarding fares, tickets, and 
train service of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 
Railway. Further information will be sent free on 
request. 

J. H. HILAND, F. A. MILLER, 

Third Vice-President, General Passenger Agent, 

CHICAGO. 



THE 

MATTHEWS-NOFTHRUP 
WORKS 

BUFEALO CLEVELAND 




Milwaukee 






